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both exercise fanatics.” She’s a third generation Ford employee – and yes, both Krises drive Ford Mustangs – although she stresses that after receiving her MBA from Miami University in Ohio, she really hadn’t planned to continue the family tradition, it was just the first place she found a job. The Indianapolis native received her bachelor of arts degree in business from Hanover College in Indiana, where she played D-III volleyball and basketball. Krise was impressed by PLU when her husband was a

oohs and awes. After gearing up in the parking lot, the students, specifically Hundtofte, dived right into the fresh powder. The sights were more reminiscent of somewhere more like Colorado, than Washington, according to one of the students. “I love Mount Rainier. A lot of people in Washington don’t get to the snow that much, so it’s a fun opportunity to play in the snow,” said Business major Matt Leslie ’13, who was also a guide on the trip. The group stopped to have a traditional Outdoor Rec

, and enjoys giving back to PLU and the greater Tacoma area community. In a way, Korsmo said he is following in the footsteps of his father, a PLU alum as well, and also an active part of the community. In addition providing overall guidance and leadership to the entire Korsmo Construction team, Korsmo also serves as a member of numerous boards including the AGC of Washington, Broadway Center for the Performing Arts, PLU School of Business Executive Advisory Board, and serves as a Lakewood Water

relishes the chance to both sing and help with the productions of the relatively new company. “People really appreciate doing business with people they like, and that’s all the more true for the arts world,” Surkatty said. “In opera, a lot of the castings begin with recommendations. That’s eventually how you land the big gigs.” That, and a passion for your craft. Surkatty was born in the United States and then traveled back with her family to Indonesia when she was only a few weeks old. Her family

March 1, 2013 PLU pair starts theater company in NYC By JuliAnne Rose ’13 Tristan and Julie Morris are quite the couple. They graduated from PLU together in 2008 and took off to pursue their performing careers. In 2011???, the couple decided to start their own non-profit theater company, Babel, to help other performers get ahead in the business. “I think it is a wonderful place where a community can come together and learn what it means to be human,” said Tristan Morris. “It is a place to

:15-3:30 p.m., Anderson University Center 133: Epidemiologist Dr. William Foege, PLU alum and recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sunday, March 9, 2-4 p.m., Anderson University Center 133: Leymah Gbowee, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate. “I like the fact they bring in speakers from business and science as well,” said Claudia Berguson, associate professor of Norwegian and Scandinavian Area Studies, who will accompany the students. Berguson is also the Svare-Toven Professor of Norwegian and

medical reporter for The Seattle Post-Intelligencer, blogged for NPR via KPLU (Humanosphere initially was launched from KPLU as an NPR experiment) and covered AIDS vaccine research in Thailand for the Aids Vaccine Advocacy Coalition. The Seattle native also has produced a few local plays about the news business, and once lived in his car. Even with the success of Humanosphere (Bill Gates is a faithful reader), Paulson is a humble humanitarian. He looks outward, at a suffering world, and has adopted

would become the Head of Executive Communications and Evangelism.“Coming out of school, I was really keen on the idea of starting my own business, and I had heard from a friend and fellow PLU alumni about a little startup company that he had been working at, and he mentioned they were hiring, so I applied,” said Gates, who earned a degree in Communication with a concentration in Public Relations and Advertising and a minor in Marketing. “Fortunately I got the job and, in the true spirit of how

students become college-bound,” Scott-Thomas said. “PLU did not hesitate when agreeing to host TPS parents in our first College Tours for Parents this spring—the access to PLU staff, college preparation information and customized support for our families was incredible and invaluable.” As territory manager for Tacoma Public Schools, Cunningham will accept the award on behalf of PLU at the TPS Board meeting on May 28. Read Previous MSF Student Krista White Recognized by Puget Sound Business Journal Read

high-school speech and debate coach.Related NewsRead more about Burton’s Distinguished Alumnus Award here.Burton also was honored with PLU’s Distinguished Alumnus Award in 2014 and received the coveted Golden Apple Award from Channel 9 and PEMCO Insurance for excellence in education. Burton said his learning experience at Pacific Lutheran University taught him “ethics and high standards” for his personal and business life. “Every staff member and faculty member I dealt with at PLU had these